Category Archives: University of Toronto Libraries

YouTube video by Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

F.Y.I. see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTEr2mLD8g  

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PTR – Goals and Objectives for Librarians and Workload

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

At the last Joint UTFA Librarians and Administration Committee (members are Suzanne Meyers Sawa, Jeff Newman, Harriet Sonne de Torrens, Sandra Langlands, Victoria Owen, Christina Sass-Kortsak), it was made clear by administration that goals were understood as the equivalent of … Continue reading →

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Performance Evaluations at UofT for the Librarians

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

This is the time of year in which UofT Librarians’ performances are evaluated for PTR and promotion purposes. Senior administrators have all been given the same guidelines and forms for submitting their evaluations back to those they supervise. The central … Continue reading →

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TIMELINE has been launched…send us information, reports, documents or events to add

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

A TIMELINE (see tab in top menu) documenting concerns and issues related to the two professions, archivism and librarianship at academic or related institutions has been launched. Send us missing documents, reports, events to chart how we arrived at this … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Librarianship, Academic libraries, Archives, Archivists, CAUT, Intellectual Freedom, LAC, Library Trends, McGill University, McMaster University, NADP, Progressive Librarians Guild, Timeline, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Libraries | Leave a comment

The cutbacks are shocking, but are they really surprising? Let’s create a ‘real’ timeline…

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

For those who have seen the demise of archival positions and academic librarianship at provincial, national and major post-secondary institutions over the last few years by those leading and seeking trendy new changes to bolster their own career paths, gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Librarianship, Academic libraries, Archives, Archivists, CLA, LAC, Library and Achives Canada, Library Trends, NADP, Ontario Library Association, Timeline, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Libraries, UTFA | 1 Comment

Do you know your rights? Lest we forget, censorship and verbal harassment is against UofT policies and the law.

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

There are times when it is important to remember that the University of Toronto is a public institution which prides itself in supporting and abiding by certain ethical and moral principles and, in particular, the laws protecting human dignity and … Continue reading →

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Confirmed: LAC Interlibrary Loans will close Feb. 15, 2013.

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

It has been confirmed the Inter-Library Loans service at the Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, will close Feb. 5, 2013.  However, the online National Union Catalogue, AMICUS, is not affected by this decision and updates to this system will continue. … Continue reading →

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LAC Cutbacks: A Call to Action by Canadian Archivists – How can you help? Read this…

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

CALL TO ACTION Who: To members of the archival community and archives supporters What: The following call to action is in response to the elimination of the National Archival Development Program by Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on April 30, … Continue reading →

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CAUT Distinguished Librarians Award Goes to a University of Toronto Academic Librarian

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Dear colleagues, Please join us in congratulating Kent Weaver, an academic librarian in Information Technology Services in the John P. Robarts Research Library at the University of Toronto who has been awarded the Distinguished Librarians Award by CAUT. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Librarianship, Awards and Recognition, CAUT, CAUT Distinguished Librarians Award, Congratulating our colleagues, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Libraries | 1 Comment

UT Lawyers who were involved with the Access Copyright contract

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Here is another interesting perspective, looking at the background of the UofT lawyers involved in the Access Copyright deal and whether this is a ‘done’ deal, see http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120501/21102718735/did-one-sided-legal-advice-lead-to-terrible-copyright-deal-canadian-universities.shtml#comments  

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